Jayson Lilley is a
contemporary
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British artist recognised for producing paintings of urban scenes and iconic architecture of the United Kingdom. Lilley was born in
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymout ...
,
Devon
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and grew up in the small coastal village of
Wembury
Wembury is a village on the south coast of Devon, England, very close to Plymouth Sound. Wembury is located south of Plymouth. Wembury is also the name of the peninsula in which the village is situated. The village lies in the administrative dis ...
.
His work predominantly portrays scenes based around London, where he had lived and worked since graduated from the
University for the Creative Arts
The University for the Creative Arts is a specialist art and design university in the south of England.
It was formed in 2005 as University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester when the Kent Ins ...
in 1999.
Lilley creates original paintings using
acrylics and
spray paint
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, and is best known for his representation of
Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned Grade II* listed coal-fired power station, located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Nine Elms, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company (LPC ...
.
References
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Alumni of the University for the Creative Arts
British contemporary artists
Living people
People from South Hams (district)
Year of birth missing (living people)